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Lauren Karmo

Lauren Karmo is a reporting intern for Issue Media Group. A student at Oakland University, she is passionate for creative storytelling and the journalism world. Follow her on all social media @laurenkarmo.
 

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TRU hosts virtual town hall on Detroit public transit during COVID-19 with DDOT, SMART

People from across Detroit and the Metro area tuned in to learn more about how transit leaders plan to keep their buses, drivers, and riders safe during the pandemic.

Allied Media Conference 2018. This year's conference will take place digitally on platforms Socio and Zoom.
2020 Allied Media Conference focuses on Detroit voices, themes of Black and Indigenous futurism

The theme of this year’s conference was planned since January, but in light of the conversations around the Black Lives Matter movement and the “new normal” in the midst of a global pandemic, it is one organizers felt has had increasing relevance to today’s world.

Que Roland is founder and owner of Seat Detroit in North End.
Black Lives Matter protest in Grandmont Rosedale focused on community, families

The protest was the idea of Que Roland, founder of coworking space Seat Detroit in Eastern Market. Roland, a mother of three, saw her influence in the area as an opportunity to give a voice to her children and others in the area in a safe space.

10 things to do this summer in Detroit

While the pandemic has put some of our favorite seasonal activities on hold, summer in Detroit isn’t canceled — we rounded up some of the best virtual and in-person events (with proper physical distancing of course) to add to your bucket list.

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